IT Project Manager, PMP

$110,000 - $135,000/Yr

Public Consulting Group - Boston, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Boston, MA

1,001-5,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG) is a leading public sector solutions implementation and operations improvement firm that partners with health, education, and human services agencies to improve lives. Founded in 1986, PCG employs approximately 2,000 professionals throughout the U.S., all committed to delivering solutions that change lives for the better. The firm is a member of a family of companies with experience in all 50 states, and clients in six Canadian provinces and Europe. PCG offers clients a multidisciplinary approach to meet challenges, pursue opportunities, and serve constituents across the public sector. As an IT Project Manager, you will collaborate with our Technology Consulting team to help organizations streamline operations and achieve strategic goals to serve the public better. This role involves providing project management services to our internal team as well as expert analysis and risk and recommendation strategies to our clients. You will work with the project team to provide overall leadership and task coordination, ensuring that deliverables and work products are produced in accordance with our overall strategy, approach, and methodology. Your responsibilities will include providing project management and verification and validation expertise on large-scale IT projects, coordinating the team to review and provide feedback to the client on project artifacts and deliverables, and leading the development of all deliverables, status reports, and other work products. You will also plan and oversee all project work, develop and manage internal team processes and procedures, organize and facilitate team meetings, and support the goals and outcomes of the project stakeholders. Additionally, you will be responsible for developing, managing, and updating project plans and schedules, providing management oversight of project budgets, and facilitating the change order process. This position requires a commitment to exceptional client service, creative problem-solving ability, and a dedication to accomplishing goals and challenges presented by clients and management. You will need to interact with various levels of management and clients, and be flexible and self-motivated, with a strong enthusiasm for lifelong learning and staying informed about current business issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management and verification and validation expertise on large-scale IT projects
• Coordinate the team to review and provide feedback to the client on project artifacts and deliverables
• Lead and oversee development of all deliverables, status reports, and other work products
• Plan and oversee all project work and develop/manage internal team processes and procedures that might be needed
• Organize and facilitate team meetings
• Support the goals and outcomes of the project stakeholders
• Develop, manage, and update Project Plan and other project documents (e.g., Communication Plan, Risk Plan, Stakeholder Register, Resource Plan)
• Develop, manage, and update the execution of the Project Schedule to ensure project scope and applicable milestones are met
• Provide management oversight of project budget
• Develop and deliver regular status reporting
• Facilitate change order process
• Identify, track, and manage project risks/issues; including coordination for risk/issue mitigation
• Establish a response process and track the response to project recommendations (e.g., Quality Assurance (QA) vendor recommendations)
• Provide ongoing communication (e.g., email, meetings) to provide project status
• Collaborate with the Project Manager to enhance improve processes and communication efforts
• Review project and related operational processes and provide input for improvement by implementing relevant agile
• Lead in business development activities and participate in proposal writing

Requirements

• Must be located in the western region of the US
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• 5+ years of prior project coordination/project management experience
• Public sector experience
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with diverse business and technical team members in a strong team-oriented environment
• Certified Project Management Professional/PMP
• Ability to understand both the service delivery system for programs which are administered by states and monitored by federal regulators
• Ability to understand and be an expert in complex federal regulations and requirements
• Strong Microsoft Office applications skills, especially data analytics (i.e., ACCESS, SQL, SPSS)
• Ability to use sound judgment in completing tasks and to seek guidance when needed
• Attention to detail and ability to work with large data sets with accurate results
• Ability to move projects forward within a specific timeline and budget while working at a detailed level
• Commitment to exceptional client service
• Creative problem-solving ability and a consultancy mindset
• Dedication to accomplishing goals and challenges presented by clients and management
• Ability to interact with various levels of management and with clients
• Flexible, self-starter possessing intellectual curiosity
• Enthusiasm for lifelong learning and staying well-informed about current business issues
• Able to follow, critically evaluate, and improve upon current processes
• Excellent business writing skills and ability to make presentations to various audiences
• Ability to recognize issues and identify solutions

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree (MPA or government focused MBA) preferred

Benefits

• Medical and dental care benefits
• 401k
• PTO
• Parental leave
• Bereavement leave